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Rental Fact Sheet

The library is available for rental after 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Saturdays after 1pm, and anytime Sundays.
A standard rental agreement allows 4 hours before midnight for each event. Hours are available after midnight at an additional charge.
The library will accommodate 220 seated guests and 300 standing. With a dance floor, the space will accommodate up to 170 seated.
No birdseed, rice, glitter, or confetti may be thrown on the steps or inside.
The library provides a choice of two caterers.
Food and beverages may not be taken outside the library.
No red wine allowed in the Exhibit Gallery.
No Potted plants or trees.
No helium balloons are allowed inside the library.
No open flames, candles, other than sterno are permitted in the library.
No kegs of beer are allowed in the library.
The library is accessible to people with disabilitiesin the adjoining Peabody Institute.
Parking arrangements are on own, valet parking is suggested.
The library is air-conditioned and humidity-controlled.
A specific date may be held without a deposit and contract for only one week.
A date will be considered confirmed only upon receipt of a signed contract and a deposit of one-half of both the room rental and service fee.
Musical entertainment must be approved by the Events Office, due to the proximity of the Peabody Concert Hall.
No amplified music permitted in the Exhibit Gallery
Photos and Video not permitted in the Exibit Gallery.
All buildings of the Peabody Institute are smoke-free environments.
Guests and vendors including photographers are not allowed in the stacks.
Musical entertainment, designers, decorators, florists, and photographers must be approved by Linda Blake.

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Rental Costs

Private & corporate: $5,000
Non-Profit Organizations: $4,000
If you are a Johns Hopkins Division/Department/Full Time Employee/Student or Alumni, please contact the Events Office for Rental Information
Rental of the Library includes tables & chairs
Rental begins at 8pm Tue-Fri, Saturday 4pm, Monday and Sunday anytime (this allows for a 3 hour set up time)
A fee of $500.00 will be charged for each hour over the 4 hours allowed per event
Cancellations are refundable only if there is at least 90 days advance notice. The amount refunded is the deposit less 50%.
As an alternative, Consider Historic Houses of Hopkins

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